Terminal die state? Guess the VAM, Guess the Grade
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Pulled this out of the melt pile to take a few photos. I hit it with MS70 yesterday. It cleaned up nicely!
Lots of cracks in this die.
Lots of cracks in this die.
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<< <i>You were going to have that melted? I'll guess MS63 due to the scratch on the cheek. >>
"are" going to have that melted - sadly, yes! It is worth no more than melt if it grades a 62-63. Price guide for a 62 is $48 and 63 is $75. They sell for $45 - $55 on ebay. I am getting about $34 melt for it. Add $18 for grading and that's already $52. Not including postage to/from PCGS and the $8 charge. Even adding it to an order would marginally be worth it.
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<< <i>You were going to have that melted? I'll guess MS63 due to the scratch on the cheek. >>
"are" going to have that melted - sadly, yes! It is worth no more than melt if it grades a 62-63. Price guide for a 62 is $48 and 63 is $75. They sell for $45 - $55 on ebay. I am getting about $34 melt for it. Add $18 for grading and that's already $52. Not including postage to/from PCGS and the $8 charge. Even adding it to an order would marginally be worth it. >>
Isn't coin collecting more about saving coins and less about making a few bucks destroying coins?
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By melting it, it goes into bars, which allows COMEX life and let's the bankers keep us all in debt slavery. Seriously, do not melt. Sell it to somebody who wants the coin.
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As for the VAM, I'm going to say VAM 3. D2 (16 berry) reverse, no pitting, no clashes, no significant die breaks, and the two leftmost upper tail feathers are strong enough that there probably aren't any scribbling scratches there. There may be slight doubling or tripling on the obverse periphery that I can't see from the picture.
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<< <i>Just put it up raw on eBay. It's better than melting it sheesh.
By melting it, it goes into bars, which allows COMEX life and let's the bankers keep us all in debt slavery. Seriously, do not melt. Sell it to somebody who wants the coin. >>
Raw on ebay is a total crap shoot. I doubt I'd get more than melt and then I'd have to ship, worry about chargebacks or returns, etc. I have piles of coins to liquidate, I can't realistically sell them one at a time. I did rescue a few of the nicer ones and better dates and they are off to PCGS.
Here is one on ebay that went for $37 - Ebay 1921 raw
Why does it have to pass through PCGS to be 'knighted' a '62'? It's clearly unc.
<< <i>So, put it on the PCGS Buy, Sell, Trade board....at least it might go to a collector. >>
Sounds REALLY good...in theory... been there, tried that, got the t-shirt, and that was it. No one is interested in this stuff. Check out my listings on the BST you'll see almost no responses. I got a few PMs from melt buyers and they are the ones that got it (at melt).
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<< <i>This is what I was talking about in an earlier post about the high price of silver hurting the hobby by removing from the collector pool nice coins that have more value in metal than in numismatics. >>
I completely agree with you. Just imagine the truly rare pieces that have been destroyed due to sellers not knowing what they were selling. Tragic.
<< <i>The coin won't grade, based on the rim damage that is clearly visible. >>
Good catch.